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I saw a post about lumberjacks (http://imgur.com/gallery/Ga9BX) and thought I'd share some Australian tree-loppers from last years national championships in Melbourne.
Tomato: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9uciBKtdzw
NonVivus
All I could concentrate on was the board flexing in the last one.
relpmeraggy
I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok...
CrashCrayfish
They are axemen not lumberjacks just to clarify B-)
danteismycat
Wow this is so manly my ovaries are vibrating out of control
dankiestdankdankdanker
That's where my university exams are held! Melbourne Showgrounds, Flemington.
BallsBailey
All I can think while watching is "... Where's their safety glasses?" I mean, ya sure it's already dangerous, but one fleck of splinter...
sneakymousetrap
I got a splinter in my eye at school when I was in 1st grade. Wore an eyepatch for 2 weeks. I knew then that I'd never be a lumberjack.
AwakenMustakrakish
This is a popular event at town festivals/celebrations all over Australia. Great to watch.
MyFatBaby
I love watching these lumber events when they come on TV, it is so damn impressive
squirreltactics
I think they need more practice... https://media.giphy.com/media/yoJC2zku1IbgWgj31e/giphy.gif
RememberArtax
I wish I had wood to soak that log in but all I have is this puddle
illcomebacktothisone
I watch these guys at the Melbourne show watch year. They are bloody wicked!
JoEllenM
I don't care where you're from, that's impressive anywhere.
AnnettaBudden88
To woo the sheilas.
CleftBoyChinWonder
OC... Decent quality gifs... Amazing feats of skill... Australians.. See you on the front page
NZSheeps
Fun fact: Australia grows all its trees indoors because of the venomous wildlife outside.
tweedyone
This is weirdly one of the most Australian things I've ever seen. I think it's the white pants
TheGoodReverendDude
jcupcollins
White people
and their silly games
johcagaorl
They should learn to swing left handed too, it'd save a lot of time
dejavu85308
I was actually thinking you could overhead swing kinda outside in and still get the other side
valen00
rule is you have to do it from both sides
MexImgurian
I think those are the rules.
tradyk
Rules. Its to simulate a large tree, with a trunk way to large to do that.
GrundyScrubber
Was just thinking that.
catpoocomicbooksyoulikethat
I'm glad you're ok, also this looks wonderful
SpazmaticJ
omg are you serious? uhh youtube Monty Python : Im A Lumberjack
skrizzle4rizzle
FantasyGames825
It's all over the world. I'm guessing it's some kind of lumberjack tournament.
wilypants66
It's a big tradition to go see the Lumberjacks at the Easter Show cause there so awesome
NexiKuro
Because sports bruh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXkoZ3V-SjA
UnknownJD
MANHOOD THAT'S WHY!!!!!!!!!
wilypants66
It's also very arousing
Arthur2ShedsJackson
Well yeah, but couldn't that be said of any sport?
JoshCanJump
Many traditional sports competitions began as someone doing their job well. Look at javelin...
Lulabel73
Because we didn't get colour tv until the 70s
PacomeDeCardognac
Cus win thi alligatah comes for ye, mite, yi gunna have ta clymb thit tree, even if it's got no branches, an' this is how ya do it!
ineedexactlyonehundredbeers
*crawcahdoil
PacomeDeCardognac
ah, my mistake.
mickytease
To woo the sheilas.
thatauzzieguy
I once sheilaed a Woo. Man - Asian parents are so protective of their sons. It was just make up and falsies.
Fairdinkums
It's what we use as practice for killing the really big spiders. One leg at a time.
b0bWilson09
I thought it was to give them haircuts
beeratius
Mictlan!
JoshCam244
David Foster anyone?
donut77
Was looking for his name to be mentioned, met him a few times, great bloke!
JoshCam244
I met him once quite a few years ago. But yeah definitely a great bloke
Poteightos
Tassie's favourite fat axeman
JoshCam244
Shit yeah!
Pullout69
Okay maybe I'm an idiot, but how the board stay up?? It really doesn't look deep or tight enough to support the weight...
dejavu85308
Leverage, triangles are powerful.
abrakadumbass
triangle man, triangle man...
SouthernGoods
As a civil engineering student. You are so right.
lumpyfrog
Yeah us Australians are BADASS!!
blackdog22
badarse
lumpyfrog
You did that just to piss me off didn't you
thatauzzieguy
Surely the reverse. What Aussie says ass and not arse?!
yesthisisturbo
Australian 'lumberjacks' are known as Axemen.
FamousOnce
Getting there. After 20 yrs of domination by the Kiwis (Bolstad & Wynyard), they're finally starting to put up some competition.
Notthedroidyoumaybelookedfor
I could see an MLB offer
BurtTurglar
Where the fuck were these dudes when I was building forts as a kid.. So much time wasted by my shitty North American lumber-jacktivities.
TreeRat
My dad started working in the woods as a logger when he was 13 when they were still using springboards like this
DrYoloMcSwagmasterIIIEsq
When my dad was doing forestry work, he worked as a marker for planes spraying the area with Agent Orange.
TheRicM
What the fuck are they trying to accomplish?
NZSheeps
Bragging rights/
TheRicM
*roights
NZSheeps
*sʇɥƃıoɹ
Pharya
U tryn'a be a cheeky little cunt?
TheRicM
Fredfinks
like any sport
TheRicM
I know but how do you win or whatever
thatauzzieguy
First to chop off the very top "portion".
Fredfinks
fastest time
TheRicM
Ah ok. My dumb ass thought they had to cut the shit down at some point or something haha
Fredfinks
quick google gets me this. Timbersports international lol channel ocho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXkoZ3V-SjA
Fredfinks
Im from Aus so i knwo the competitons in the gif. it an old thing like sheep shearing comps. Now theres fancy international stuff